Language or the Kiss — Emily Sailers
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[drop C/D tuning, no capo]
[Firstly, the high e string needs to be tuned down to c.(should be the same when
you put your finger on the first frett of the B string, so use that to tune)
Then tune the low E string to D.]
Into: [x2]
c|———-4———————————0—————0———
b|———1———3——-1————1——1———1——1——
g|——0———0——-0—0—0—-0—0——0——0—0——0—-
d|—-2———2——-2——-2————————————-
a|—3———3——-3———————————————-
d|————————————3—————3——————
c|—————————————————0——————
b|——3—1—3—3/5—3—1———————0—0—————
g|—-0—0—0—0——————————0——-0————-
d|———————————0h2-0——0————0————
a|—————————————0—————————-
d|—2—————————3———-5—————————
Verse:
…if it was real or in a dream
c|———-4———————————0—————0———
b|———1———3——-1————1——1———1——1——
g|——0———0——-0—0—0—-0—0——0——0—0——0—-
d|—-2———2——-2——-2————————————-
a|—3———3——-3————————————————
d|————————————3—————3——————
…waking up im not sure where i’ve been
c|—————————————————0——————
b|——3—1—3—3/5—3—1———————0—0—————
g|—-0—0—0—0——————————0——-0————-
d|———————————0h2-0——0————0————
a|—————————————0—————————-
d|—2—————————3———-5—————————
i don’t know if it was real or in a dream
lately waking up i’m not sure where i’ve been
there was a table set for six and five were there
i stood outside and kept my eyes upon that empty chair
and there was steam on the windows from the kitchen
laughter like a language i once spoke with ease
but i’m made mute by the virtue of decision
i choose most of your life goes on without me
D9 F6(9) Gsus
oh the fear i’ve known
C A7
that i might reap the praise of strangers
D9 Gsus
and end up on my own
D9 F6(9)
all i’ve sown was a song
Gsus
but maybe i was wrong
i said to you the one gift which i’d adore
unwrap a package of the next 10 years unfolding
but you told me if i had my way i’d be bored
right then i knew i loved you best born of your scolding
when we last talked we were lying on our backs
looking up at the sky through the ceiling
i used to lie like that alone out on the driveway
trying to read the greek upon the stars the alphabet of feeling
oh i knew back then
it was a calling that said if joy then pain
the sound of the voice these years later
is still the same
Instrumental Solo:
c|——————————————————————
b|——13————————————————————
g|—12—-12—9—9—10/12—12/14—5—5/7—7————————-
d|——————————————————————
a|——————————————————————
d|——————————————————————
c|——————————————————————
b|———5-6-5- 6/8-6p5-4p5-3p1-0h1-0———3———————
g|—5h7————————————————————
d|—————————————5-4-3————————
a|——————————————————————
d|——————————————————————
c|——6-7h8p7p6———14—-14——12-11-9-9-7——————-
b|—5h6————10h11——10—-8h9——————————-
g|——————————————————————
d|——————————————————————
a|——————————————————————
d|——————————————————————
c|——————————————————————
b|——————————————————————
g|—10p9h10p9—7/5—10p9h10p9-8h9-10p9-8h9-7/5-4h5-4—————-
d|—————————————————-5/7-5———
a|——————————————————————
d|——————————————————————
c|——————————————————————
b|——————8—7-8-10-10—12h13-10/12————————
g|——5-7-5—7/9—-7-9-11-11—————12—12/14—10——5—-
d|—5h7—————————————————-5h7——
a|——————————————————————
d|——————————————————————
i am alone in a hotel room tonight
i squeeze the sky out but there’s not a star appears
begin my studies with this paper and this pencil
and i’m working through the grammar of my fears
mercy what i won’t give
to have the things that mean the most
not to mean the things i miss
unforgiving the choice still is
the language or the kiss
Chords Used:
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D9: x00232
Gsus: 5×0030
F6(9): 3×0010
C: x32010
C#sus9: x02020
*Note*
— p means pull off
— h means hammer on
— / means slide
— the hammer on and pull off technique is kind of like rocking your
finger back and forth. Just hammer on and pull off. (10p9h10p9)
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